Flag Hunters Golf Podcast

Send us Fan Mail   How much time and energy have you put into your equipment ?  Have you maximized your driver ? Do you have your irons EXACTLY how you want them ? How about your wedges ?      In today’s episode, we welcome Equipment Specialist Mike Ryder. Mike hails from the same hometown I do, Monterey, CA.  Mike worked for TaylorMade for a few years and has come away with some very valuable wis...

Send us Fan Mail   Putting CAN be a Super Power ! Hello and welcome once again to the Flaghunters Golf Podcast ! Today we have Craig Foster, founder of DynAlign Golf.  DynAlign  is a system the Craig Foster has invented to get your joints “locked in” when you putt. It’s a pre-shot routine to get you locked-in with with your alignments so you can really focus on one important factor, speed.      Cr...

Send us Fan Mail      Welcome to another edition of Flaghunters ! In today's episode we have Doug Walker from Greer, South Carolina. Doug represents a vast number of folks that have the normal demands of life. He's a Father, Husband and buisness man. Yet, he's managed with his life demands, to get from a 7 handicap to a scratch !! How in the heck did he do that ???    Welcome in Mr....

Send us Fan Mail  Hello and thank you for joining us in this incredible journey of Golf improvement ! Today we have Neil Gascoigne from Advanced Ball Striking. Neil lives in England and notably has won 4 national Hickory Championships, won his Club Championship, scored 18 consecutive pars in competition recently to go along with a 5 under par 67 and before I forget, he also has 6 hole in ones…all...

Send us Fan Mail  Ever wonder why some players get the most out of their game ? How about the players that seem to thrive when the lights are the brightest while others falter ?  How about those individuals that do not let anger or fear determine their round ? These are the intangibles that make the difference between getting the most out of your game versus struggling when you need your game to s...

Send us Fan Mail     Welcome to this very special edition of the Flaghunters Golf Podcast ! Today we welcome Neil Oxman !      Mr. Oxman hails from Philly, PA and has been a Tour Caddy since the early 1970’s. He started his Caddying career early by caddying for his Father and then graduated up to the local Monday qualifying for his local TOUR event. From these early days, Neil found his way onto t...

Send us Fan Mail  Hello and welcome to another great edition of the Flaghunters Golf Podcast ! Today we have my good friend and trusted ally, retired PGA Tour caddy Bobby Conlan.      Bobby C, as we affectionately call him hails from Carmel Valley, CA that caddied on Tour for some of the World’s best. He came out on Tour with Bobby Clampett in the early 80’s when Clampett was a PGA Tour rookie. Bo...

Send us Fan Mail      Every once in a while, someone defies the odds. Maybe a rags to riches story ? Perhaps a person achieves excellence in a field that we would've thought not possible. I believe that these people are mean't to inspire us to push ourselves to greater heights in life. This is exactly the case with Greg Puga.     Greg was born in L.A. California and didn't get intro...

Send us Fan Mail    Hello and thank you for joining us for this special episode of Flaghunters ! Today we have USC Golf great and PGA Tour winner Sam Randolph.    I first saw Sammy play in the finals of the California State Amateur in 1985. I witnessed ball striking perfection.  Sam easily defeated his finals opponent that day, capturing the coveted St Am Championship. Sam struck the ball masterfu...

Send us Fan Mail   Hello and once again, a very warm welcome to the Flaghunters Golf Podcast. I am honored to introduce to you, Author and Performance Coach, Steven Yellin.           Have you ever been perplexed why you can’t access the good things you’ve been working on in your game ? How frustrating is it to have great teachings, do everything we can to get better but when the bell rings, we sti...

Send us Fan Mail  A BIG hello and welcome to this very special edition of Flaghunters Golf Podcast ! Today we have on one of the BEST Putting instructors in the known Universe and his name is Bruce Rearick ! Bruce hails from Indiana and was recently voted THE 2022 Golf Digest best instructor in state AND 2022 PGA Indiana Teacher of the Year !    Bruce is the owner of Burnt Edges Consulting. He off...

Send us Fan Mail  Tom Watson was quoted as once saying, “ I didn’t learn how to win, until I learned how to breathe. “      In this episode, we have the pleasure of having Andy Mathews from NeuroPeak Pro. NeuroPeak Pro is a neurological training device that teaches us how to breathe consciously. In conscious breathing, we learn how to slow and deepen our breath to have a relaxed, yet alert state o...

Send us Fan Mail  Hello and welcome to the Flaghunters Golf Podcast ! In this edition, we have Ann Claiborne from Concierge Nutrition ! Ann is a professional Dietitian that works with several professional athletes as well as executives to optimize their performance through expert nutritional programs that are tailored to their individual needs.      In this episode, Ann and I discuss the importanc...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and once again, a very warm welcome to the Flaghunters Golf Podcast ! Today we have Marcus Byrd, FocusBand Performance expert and Henry Boulton, Co-Founder of  FocusBand.      In this episode, Marcus, Henry and I talk about the “Flow State”,and, how using the FocusBand helps to give the user real time brain feedback to tell if you’re either in “flow”, meaning the Right Brain...

Send us Fan Mail   Mr. Ben Shear is regarded as one of the best performance trainers around. He works with PGA Tour players as well as NHL players. Ben is also a fitness advisor to Golf Digest Magazine and has also been voted as one of the 50 best Golf Trainers in the genre.       In this conversation, Ben and I cover some of his training modalities and how the application of a fitness routine can...

Send us Fan Mail  Hello and welcome to the 22nd edition of the Flaghunters Golf Podcast !Today we have registered Canadian Dietitian Carrie Verishagen. Carrie hails from Saskatchewan, Canada where she is a Dietitian and is starting to help golfers with their nutritional choices.    In this episode, Carrie and I talk about the effects of food choices before, during and after play. We also discuss b...

Send us Fan Mail  This was a fun one ! Welcome all to this great round table talk with four of the finest young men you’ll ever listen to. In this episode, Jack, Freddy Dylan, John and myself discuss the different ways they work to improve their games while being student athletes. We also discuss the different terf conditions that Freddy, John and Jack had to adjust to coming from different countr...

Send us Fan Mail   Hello and welcome to another edition of Flagunters ! Today we have two of the very best in the business. My friend George Willett who was with Taylor Made for the better part of 3 decades and Bradley Hughes, who is one of the best Golf instructors in the world !    In this round table conversation, George, Brad and I discuss how equipment(loft, lie angles, swing weights, length...

Send us Fan Mail    Hello and welcome to another great edition of the Flaghunters Golf Podcast ! Today we welcome Alejandra(Alex) Barnhard ! Alex lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and is a FOUR time club champion at Sherwood C.C. ! Alex went from a complete beginning golfer to a legitimate scratch handicap in 7 years ! Impressive to say the least !    In this conversation, Alex and I talk about how she g...

Send us Fan Mail  Welcome to another edition of Flaghunters Golf Podcast ! As we continue to honor and celebrate Woman’s History Month, we honor Lara Tennant in this episode.    Lara Tennant was born and currently lives in Portland, Oregon.  She played golf at University of Arizona and is married and has five children. Lara is also one of the best woman senior amateur players in the world.  She is...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and a very warm welcome to the Flaghunters golf Podcast !! Today we have LPGA Tour veteran and my friend Sarah Kemp on the Podcast.  Sarah is one of the best players in the World and in this episode, Sarah shares her philosophies on how she plays, prepares and her mindset behind it all.       Sarah was born in Sydney, Australia  and as a young Amateur, she finished low am ho...

Send us Fan Mail  Hello and welcome to a very special month of Flaghunters. This month, we are celebrating and honoring Woman's History Month by having some of the best woman that I know in and around the game of Golf ! We start the celebration off with Mia Hamm.  I first met Mia through a mutual friend last year and we got to spend some time on the Golf Course.  Although I have heard of her,...

Send us Fan Mail  Welcome to Flaghunters ! Today,  we're fortunate enough to have Troy Grant on the Podcast ! Troy hails from Long Beach, California and his academy is at the Recreation Park 18 Golf Course also in Long Beach. Troy also teaches in Las Vegas and will work alongside Butch Harmon at his school a few times a year.   I was introduced to Troy by one of his students, Mia Hamm. Mia ha...

Send us Fan Mail        Hello and welcome to Flaghunters golf Podcast. Today we have my friend and amateur great, Randy Haag. Randy has been an elite amateur golfer for decades. His accomplishments include, just to mention a few, go as follows:   1993, 1995, 1999, 2009, 2010, and 2011 Northern California Golf Association Player Of The Year.   N.C.G.A Amateur Champion in 1992 and 1993.      Pretty...

Send us Fan Mail  Hello and welcome once again to Flaghunters golf Podcast ! Today we welcome Emily Farell. Emily is a PGA Golf Professional at White Bear Lake Yacht Club whitch is recognized in the Top 100 in the U.S. and Top 150 in the World ! She is the buyer and an instructor at the club. Notably, Emily also started a woman's golf clothing company called Abendroth Golf.  She does it all !...